1923–24 Brentford F.C. season

Aside from a six-match unbeaten run in November and December 1923, Brentford spent much of the 1923–24 season in the bottom four of the Third Division South, but three wins in the final four matches lifted the club to a 17th-place finish.^[10] Youngster Reginald Parker proved to be a revelation up front, becoming the first Brentford player to hit 20 goals since the club entered the Football League in 1920.^[11] Billy Clayson also scored 10 goals,^[12] meaning Parker and Clayson accounted for 30 of the 45 goals the Bees scored during the season.^[13] Brentford failed to draw an away league match during the campaign, a joint-club record.^[14]

League table

Main article: 1923–24 Football League Third Division South

Pos	Team	Pld	Home					Away					F	A	GA	GD	Pts
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Bristol City	42	16	4	1	43	13	8	7	6	23	27	66	40	1.650	+26	59
2	Plymouth Argyle	42	18	3	0	47	6	5	4	12	14	23	61	29	2.103	+32	53
3	Swansea Town	42	13	6	2	46	14	9	3	9	32	31	78	45	1.733	+33	53
4	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	15	3	3	39	13	5	8	8	13	21	52	34	1.529	+18	51
5	Luton Town	42	14	4	3	47	18	7	3	11	21	31	68	49	1.388	+19	49
6	Millwall	42	9	10	2	27	13	5	8	8	18	27	45	40	1.125	+5	46
7	Portsmouth	42	10	5	6	34	20	9	3	9	24	32	58	52	1.115	+6	46
8	Northampton Town	42	13	6	2	40	17	4	5	12	14	27	54	44	1.227	+10	45
9	Swindon Town	42	14	4	3	41	17	3	7	11	21	39	62	56	1.107	+6	45
10	Watford	42	10	6	5	35	23	7	4	10	22	31	57	54	1.056	+3	44
11	Queens Park Rangers	42	10	4	7	34	24	6	6	9	20	25	54	49	1.102	+5	42
12	Charlton Athletic	42	11	6	4	33	14	3	8	10	22	37	55	51	1.078	+4	42
13	Bristol Rovers	42	7	9	5	25	19	6	7	8	10	17	35	36	0.972	–1	42
14	Brentford	42	9	4	8	27	23	4	8	9	14	28	41	51	0.804	–10	38
15	Southend United	42	10	6	5	35	18	2	7	12	14	36	49	54	0.907	–5	37
16	Gillingham	42	13	4	4	38	18	2	3	16	13	41	51	59	0.864	–8	37
17	Merthyr Town	42	10	4	7	27	17	1	10	10	12	31	39	48	0.813	–9	36
18	Norwich City	42	8	7	6	29	26	5	3	13	22	45	51	71	0.718	–20	36
19	Reading	42	9	8	4	24	15	1	6	14	12	40	36	55	0.655	–19	34
20	Exeter City	42	10	4	7	27	18	3	3	15	20	66	47	84	0.560	–37	33
21	Aberdare Athletic	42	6	8	7	25	23	3	3	15	17	47	42	70	0.600	–28	29
22	Newport County	42	8	6	7	28	21	0	5	16	12	49	40	70	0.571	–30	27

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	New club in the league (none)
	Re-elected
	Failed re-election (none)

Results

Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League Third Division South

No.	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorer(s)
1	25 August 1923	Queens Park Rangers	A	0–1
2	27 August 1923	Plymouth Argyle	H	1–1	Hughes
3	1 September 1923	Queens Park Rangers	H	0–1
4	3 September 1923	Plymouth Argyle	A	1–4	Clayson
5	8 September 1923	Luton Town	H	2–1	Clayson, Parkinson
6	10 September 1923	Aberdare Athletic	A	2–1	Parkinson, Hughes
7	15 September 1923	Luton Town	A	1–2	Hunter
8	22 September 1923	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	1–2	Hunter
9	29 September 1923	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	0–2
10	6 October 1923	Bristol Rovers	A	0–2
11	13 October 1923	Bristol Rovers	H	1–2	Mulford
12	20 October 1923	Southend United	A	1–3	Capper
13	27 October 1923	Southend United	H	3–1	Hughes, Parker (2)
14	3 November 1923	Portsmouth	A	0–3
15	10 November 1923	Portsmouth	H	1–1	Capper
16	24 November 1923	Exeter City	H	1–0	Williams
17	8 December 1923	Aberdare Athletic	H	1–1	Clayson
18	22 December 1923	Gillingham	H	3–2	Johnstone, Clayson, Parker
19	25 December 1923	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	A	4–2	Parker (2)
20	26 December 1923	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	H	2–0	Clayson, Parker
21	29 December 1923	Millwall	A	1–4	Parker (pen)
22	5 January 1924	Millwall	H	1–3	Amos (og)
23	26 January 1924	Newport County	H	0–0
24	2 February 1924	Merthyr Town	A	0–2
25	9 February 1924	Merthyr Town	H	0–0
26	16 February 1924	Charlton Athletic	A	1–3	Parker
27	24 February 1924	Charlton Athletic	H	0–0
28	1 March 1924	Norwich City	A	3–2	Parker (2), Williams
29	8 March 1924	Norwich City	H	3–0	Mulford, Parker, Inglis
30	15 March 1924	Swindon Town	H	2–2	Alton (pen), Parker
31	19 March 1924	Gillingham	A	0–6
32	22 March 1924	Swindon Town	A	1–2	Parker
33	29 March 1924	Watford	H	4–1	Parker (2), Garnish, Clayson
34	2 April 1924	Exeter City	A	0–1
35	5 April 1924	Watford	A	1–0	Williams
36	12 April 1924	Swansea Town	H	2–2	Parker, Clayson
37	18 April 1924	Reading	A	0–1
38	19 April 1924	Swansea Town	A	0–4
39	21 April 1924	Reading	H	4–1	Williams (2), Parker, Alton (pen)
40	22 April 1924	Newport County	A	2–3	Hughes, Parker
41	26 April 1924	Northampton Town	H	1–0	Clayson
42	3 May 1924	Northampton Town	A	3–2	Hughes (3)

FA Cup

Main article: 1923–24 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorer(s)	Notes
5QR	1 December 1923	Hayes	A	1–2	Parker	^{[nb 1]}
5QR (replay)	5 December 1923	Hayes	H	2–0	Clayson, Parker (pen)
6QR	15 December 1923	Portsmouth	H	1–1	Clayson
6QR (replay)	19 December 1923	Portsmouth	A	0–1

Sources: Statto, 100 Years of Brentford^[15]

Playing squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1923–24 season.

Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Notes
Goalkeepers
GK	William Young	(1892-08-04)4 August 1892 (aged 31)	South Shields	1920
Defenders
DF	Philip Allen	(1902-11-05)5 November 1902 (aged 20)	Grenadier Guards	1922
DF	Charles Alton	(1891-12-24)24 December 1891 (aged 31)	Rotherham County	1921
DF	George Kell	(1896-07-13)13 July 1896 (aged 27)	The Wednesday	1922
DF	John Pearson	(1896-03-14)14 March 1896 (aged 27)	Burnley	1923
Midfielders
HB	Cyril Hunter	1898 (aged 24–25)	Leadgate Park	1921
HB	Bill Inglis	(1899-09-04)4 September 1899 (aged 23)	Hebburn Colliery	1922
HB	Roland James	(1897-05-04)4 May 1897 (aged 26)	West Bromwich Albion	1922
HB	Horace Jones	n/a	Ton Pentre	1922
HB	James Kerr	(1894-11-04)4 November 1894 (aged 28)	Blackburn Rovers	1921
Forwards
FW	Freddy Capper	8 May 1892 (aged 32)	The Wednesday	1921
FW	Billy Clayson	(1897-07-12)12 July 1897 (aged 26)	Wellingborough Town	1922
FW	Tom Garnish	(1900-05-03)3 May 1900 (aged 23)	Wandsworth	1923
FW	Patsy Hendren	(1889-02-05)5 February 1889 (aged 34)	Queens Park Rangers	1911	Played when his cricket commitments allowed
FW	Bobby Hughes	(1892-09-05)5 September 1892 (aged 30)	Sheffield United	1923
FW	Gordon Johnstone	(1900-04-21)21 April 1900 (aged 23)	Houghton Rovers	1922
FW	Sidney Mulford	(1896-11-23)23 November 1896 (aged 26)	Kew Association	1922
FW	Reginald Parker	(1902-07-08)8 July 1902 (aged 21)	Boldon Comrades	1922
FW	Henry Parkinson	1899 (aged 23–24)	Oldham Athletic	1923
FW	Harry Williams	(1898-07-29)29 July 1898 (aged 25)	Manchester United	1923
Players who left the club mid-season
DF	Bert Gower	(1899-03-26)26 March 1899 (aged 24)	Ealing Celtic	1923	Amateur, transferred to Southall

Sources: Timeless Bees,^[16] Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939,^[17] 100 Years Of Brentford^[15]

Coaching staff

Name	Role
Archie Mitchell	Manager
Dusty Rhodes	Trainer

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Pos	Nat	Name	League		FA Cup		Total
Pos	Nat	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK		William Young	42	0	4	0	46	0
DF		Bert Gower	2	0	0	0	2	0
DF		Philip Allen	2	0	0	0	2	0
DF		Charles Alton	31	2	0	0	31	2
DF		George Kell	24	0	4	0	28	0
DF		John Pearson	26	0	4	0	30	0
HB		Cyril Hunter	31	2	3	0	34	2
HB		Bill Inglis	30	1	4	0	34	1
HB		Roland James	15	0	0	0	15	0
HB		Horace Jones	12	0	1	0	13	0
HB		James Kerr	23	0	4	0	27	0
FW		Freddy Capper	23	3	4	0	27	3
FW		Billy Clayson	26	8	3	2	29	10
FW		Tom Garnish	19	1	1	0	20	1
FW		Patsy Hendren	27	0	4	0	31	0
FW		Bobby Hughes	16	7	1	0	17	7
FW		Gordon Johnstone	29	1	0	0	29	1
FW		Sidney Mulford	14	2	0	0	14	2
FW		Reginald Parker	39	18	4	2	43	20
FW		Henry Parkinson	7	2	0	0	7	2
FW		Harry Williams	25	5	3	0	28	5

Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: 100 Years of Brentford^[15]

Goalscorers

Pos.	Player	FL3	FAC	Total
FW	Reginald Parker	18	2	20
FW	Billy Clayson	9	2	11
FW	Bobby Hughes	7	0	7
HB	Harry Williams	5	0	5
FW	Freddy Capper	3	0	3
DF	Charles Alton	2	0	2
HB	Cyril Hunter	2	0	2
FW	Sidney Mulford	2	0	2
FW	Henry Parkinson	2	0	2
FW	Tom Garnish	1	0	1
HB	Bill Inglis	1	0	1
FW	Gordon Johnstone	1	0	1
Opponents		1	0	1
Total		41	4	45

Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: 100 Years of Brentford^[15]

Management

Name	Nat	From	To	Record All Comps					Record League
Name	Nat	From	To	P	W	D	L	W %	P	W	D	L	W %
Archie Mitchell		25 August 1923	3 May 1924	7001460000000000000♠46	7001140000000000000♠14	7001140000000000000♠14	7001180000000000000♠18	7001304300000000000♠30.43\|	7001420000000000000♠42	7001130000000000000♠13	7001120000000000000♠12	7001170000000000000♠17	7001309500000000000♠30.95

Summary

Games played	46 (42 Third Division South, 4 FA Cup)
Games won	14 (13 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup)
Games drawn	14 (12 Third Division South, 2 FA Cup)
Games lost	18 (17 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored	45 (41 Third Division South, 4 FA Cup)
Goals conceded	55 (51 Third Division South, 4 FA Cup)
Clean sheets	9 (8 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup)
Biggest league win	3–0 versus Norwich City, 8 March 1924; 4–1 on two occasions
Worst league defeat	6–0 versus Gillingham, 19 March 1924
Most appearances	46, William Young (42 Third Division South, 4 FA Cup)
Top scorer (league)	18, Reginald Parker
Top scorer (all competitions)	20, Reginald Parker

Transfers & loans

Cricketers are not included in this list.

Players transferred in
Date	Pos.	Name	Previous Club	Fee	Ref.
July 1923	DF	John Pearson	Burnley	Free	^[18]
August 1923	DF	Bert Gower	Ealing Celtic	Free	^[19]
September 1923	FW	Harry Williams	Manchester United	£300	^[6]
1923	FW	Tom Garnish	Wandsworth	Free	^[20]
1923	FW	Bobby Hughes	Sheffield United	Free	^[4]
1923	FW	Arthur Isaac	Cambridge Town	Amateur	^[21]
1923	FW	Henry Parkinson	Oldham Athletic	Free	^[5]
Players transferred out
Date	Pos.	Name	Subsequent club	Fee	Ref.
February 1924	DF	Bert Gower	Southall	Amateur	^[19]
Players released
Date	Pos.	Name	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
May 1924	DF	Philip Allen	Peterborough & Fletton United	1924	^[22]
May 1924	FW	Freddy Capper	Retired		^[23]
May 1924	FW	Bobby Hughes	Rochdale	1924	^[4]
May 1924	HB	Cyril Hunter	South Shields	1924	^[24]
May 1924	HB	Roland James	Stockport County	1924	^[25]
May 1924	HB	James Kerr	Annandale United	1924	^[26]
May 1924	FW	Sidney Mulford	Northfleet United	1924	^[27]
May 1924	FW	Henry Parkinson	Lytham	1924	^[5]
May 1924	DF	John Pearson	Grimsby Town	1924	^[18]

Notes

↑ Match played at RAF Stadium, Uxbridge.

References

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Brentford Football Club

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